Every year in fantasy football circles, everyone has their own take on sleepers, and 2009 is no different. Sleeper picks can make or break your team, so consider all options during mock drafts. You never know when someone will have a breakout season. Here are some of my thoughts on RB sleepers that can make…
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Virginia Tech Hokies – Late Resilients
The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is Virginia Tech’s college football program and is one of the most successful college football teams in the country. Compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference in NCAA Division I-FBS. The Hokies play their home games at Lane Stadium, one of the loudest stadiums with one of the best home-court…
High-tech decision-making in cricket: a benefit or a necessary evil?
Video analysis of line decisions have been used by tennis and rugby officials for years, but cricket has many more high-tech options that could be used, if the game’s authorities allowed it. A pitch from a 150 kph fast pitcher takes only a third of a second to reach the batter. Therefore, umpires must be…
The Braves look for suburbs
The cinematic wisdom of baseball holds that if you build it, they will come. The Atlanta Braves seem to want to add a caveat: “…as long as you build it in the right place.” In a move the Atlanta Journal-Constitution characterized as “impressive,” team officials announced that the Braves will leave their home in central…
The Wild West – American Frontier
The American, Wild West (Old West) or American Frontier, was a period that began after the Civil War in 1865 and ended around 1895. It was an iconic era of cowboys, Indians, pioneers, outlaws, saloon ladies, and legendary lawmen. Outlaws preyed on banks, trains, and stagecoaches and legendary figures like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Bat…
The San Antonio Spurs’ four NBA championships
The San Antonio Spurs have won 4 NBA championships throughout their history. All of those championships were under the leadership of coach Gregg Popovich and superstar forward Tim Duncan. Here are brief stories of the Spurs’ 4 NBA championship titles: 1. 1998-99 season. The San Antonio Spurs’ first NBA championship came in the lockout-shortened 1999…
The Rangers continue to advance in the playoffs!
After being a healthy scratch in Atlanta, Sean Avery came out on fire against the Philadelphia Flyers. Him scoring two great goals and helping Rangers to two much-needed points in the standings. With the win, the Rangers now only test the eight-place Boston Bruins by one point for the final playoff spot. Playing like a…
London 2012 Olympic Games: Edwin Vásquez Cam – The best Peruvian athlete of all time!
Despite being known as a soccer-loving nation on the world stage, the Republic of Peru, a Spanish-speaking country on the South American continent since the 1820s, has achieved Olympic glory thanks to its international shooters, who have collected a total of three medals in the Summer Games between 1948 and 1992. According to these results,…
Beware of Acai Berry Diet Pill Scams!
All the reliable and credible scientific literature done on acai is related to the antioxidant capacity and composition of the berry oil. Companies promoting acai as a weight loss aid deliberately hide the content of their product. They claim to provide a product in pill form that is acai. They don’t reveal what percentage of…
The Pan African Games – Durham, North Carolina, 1971: John Akii-Bua breaks the African hurdles record
Introduction The capacity crowd of 34,000 (a two-day total was 52,000) at Duke University’s Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, who attended the USA-Pan Africa track meet (sometimes dubbed USA vs. the World), was later the largest to attend a track meet in the southern (southeastern) region of the United States. The meeting from…